The car engine was making an abnormal ticking sound that I associate with low oil. I asked the young man who owns it, “Have you had the oil changed recently, or checked it?”  He laughed. “No, I never think of… Continue reading

“I have made You too small in my eyes,” is a line from a worship song. (full text at end) Have you ever done that? Recently while praying in preparation for Sunday services, the Spirit spoke into my heart.  “Stop,… Continue reading

Don’t Quit!  (a CWTW from the archives) HUPOMONE  — I just get a kick out of saying that word – (hoop·om·on·ay). Go ahead, say it again! Hupomone! (hoop·om·on·ay) I’ve taken leave of my senses, maybe writing in tongues (a new… Continue reading

Loving you enough to be truthful   The depth of deception and dysfunction in the person’s life was astonishing.  Choices he had made were bringing terrible problems into his life.  As we talked, he wanted me to tell him he… Continue reading

Help wanted, save the world   “Help wanted, save the world.”  Does that sound grandiose to you?  That is the calling God gives to every Christian!  Need purpose, meaning, a reason to get out of bed every day? Well, there… Continue reading

Pain and fear punched me; one after the other and I cried out – “Lord, I’m one of the good guys. I don’t deserve this.”  As soon as I heard those words, my spiritual pride became obvious to me.   Without… Continue reading

“Hello, Jerry, this is Jack Winters.”  An image of a man with a smile, a sweet, loving demeanor filled my mind as I heard the voice of that old friend on the telephone yesterday.  He went on to tell me… Continue reading

I used to be all about ‘report cards.’  Let me see those “A’s!”  Time has shown me the limitations of measuring the quality of an education with grades in a folder. Sure, teachers need some way to determine how much… Continue reading

Bill stepped through the door of my hospital room and in a few moments changed the entire day. He is a looming presence, 6’3” at least, a man of ample dimensions, all around.  He is as gentle as he is… Continue reading

The “Lost” Week So, Monday started productively; lawn mowed, projects around the house completed, thoughts about the work week I would be starting on Tuesday morning. Except, I didn’t! Suddenly in the late afternoon, pain consumed me to the point… Continue reading